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04 November 2012

THE NEW REVOLUTION

“When a government is big enough to give you
everything you need,

it is powerful enough to take away everything
you have"

Thomas Jefferson.

One of the most influential
people in my early life was my 8th grade social studies
teacher. Every time I watch the news or study some historical fact or
happening, I remember something that he said and he ultimately helped
me understand the political and historical concepts of our country. A major concept that
he spoke at length about is spending a lot of time in the news lately. That
concept is State's Rights and with it; secession.Lots of people have talked
about leaving the United States since we officially became a country.
Every time the federal government does something that someone doesn't
like they rumble about seceding. Rarely though does the talk get any
further than the barroom door.

The first major rift of the
20th
century between states rights and the federal government came over medical marijuana.
In several states. people in both the political and medical arenas
began to realize that the feds were sticking to old and antiquated
notions that flew in the face of science and reason. The state's law makers began to rely on
facts instead of propaganda and decided to enforce the 10th
amendment 1
of our constitution and reclaim their individual state's rights.

There is international
president for their opinions and actions.Although marijuana is
technically illegal in Israel, “...but
medical use has been permitted since the early 1990s for cancer
patients...2”.
In 2001, the Canadian government came to it's senses and legalized
it3.
Now, the legislatures of 17
states*- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington - as well as
the District of Columbia have come to their senses and approved its
medical use4.
Several others have decriminalized it and/or are considering
legalizing it. Although the feds still say it's illegal and would
like people to believe that it (marijuana) has no legitimate use, all
of these states have decided to claim their rights. Medical marijuana is one of, but
not by any means the only issue that has fostered a battle between
the states and the federal government.

Montana recently threw down the
gauntlet over a supreme court case.

With
the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to hear
District of Columbia v. Heller in
late 2007, an early 2008 movement began in Montana involving at least
60 elected officials addressing potential secession5
if the Second Amendment were interpreted not to grant an individual
right, citing its compact with the United States of America.

Then Governor Schweitzer went
one giant-step further and drew a hard, black line. “If
guns and ammunition are manufactured inside the State of Montana for
sale and use inside that state then the federal firearms laws have no
applicability since the federal government only has the power to
control commerce across state lines. Montana has the law on their
side. Since when did the USA start following their own laws
especially the constitution of the USA, the very document that
empowers the USA.6”
In
effect, he has told the feds that they do not control what happens
within the borders of each individual states, only what crosses those
borders.

Next
came Texas.

There
has been a lot of talk about Texas not even being a real state and
having the right to secede from the moment they became a state.
Although those claims are legally doubtful at best, even their
governor has chimed in saying: “We've
got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But
if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people,
you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very
unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot.7"To
set their foot down, the Texas legislature passed H.C.R. No. 508
that
stated in part “That
this serve as notice and demand to the federal government, as our
agent, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are
beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers...”.
The complete text almost reads like a call to arms, telling the feds
to get off their back and out of Texas.

An
interesting note:“Should
Texas one day secede, one man may already be vying to be its
president. Actor Chuck Norris said
last month he may be interested in the post.”Then
there's Arizona and the whole immigration debacle. The feds actually
sued a state and told them (AZ) that the state couldn't do the feds
job even if the feds weren't going to do it. That one is still
playing out; in court, both sides claimed partial victory.

And
let's not forget the National ID act9.Led
by Maine in early 2007, 25 states over the past 2 years have passed
resolutions and binding laws denouncing and refusing to implement the
Bush-era law which many expressed concerned about privacy, funding
and more. While the law is still on the books in D.C., its
implementation has been delayed numerous times in response to this
massive state resistance, and in practice, is virtually null and
void.About two thirds of the states
have got their hackles up about something involving state's rights
and the sovereignty of the individual state governments. During the
War Between the States, 11 states seceded from a total of 34. I'm
sure you know the results. If, however, over half of the states we
have today decided to dissolve the union, the outcome is by no means a given.
One thing is almost guaranteed though. With all the money and egos
involved it would be a bloody mess.Between national ID, medical
marijuana, guns, taxes, immigration, and a whole slew of other laws,
law suits and actions the individual states have had just about
enough. Something is going to tip a lot of states to the point where
they may decide join together and either declare the US Federal
Government to be invalid, make serious movements towards
nullification10,
mass secession or; and people, this is a very real very dangerous
possibility, we could be headed for a revolution. Not a handful of
nut-cases running around shouting about a new world order, but an
armed uprising with the governors of several states calling out their
individual militias and national guard units to battle the federal
government.

"But
the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best
where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people."

Judge Alex Kozinski- United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

It has been said that the tree of
liberty must, from time to time be watered with the blood of
patriots. I hope that time, at least for our country, is a long way
off.

At least that's my
opinion. Let's hear yours.

On Nullification:But once citizens understand
that they can circumvent a power-hungry Congress and its enablers on
the court by demanding their state governments step up and nullify
unconstitutional laws, entrenched abuses of every sort could come
crashing down.

[AZ]
Senate Bill 1433 would create a 12-person “Joint Legislative
Committee on Nullification of Federal Laws,” which would
“recommend, propose and call for a vote by simple majority to
nullify in its entirety a specific federal law or regulation that is
outside the scope of the powers delegated by the People to the
federal government in the United States Constitution.”

*Post
election note:Last
week's election added more states to the list of clear thinkers.
Massachusetts became the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana.
And
there's another interesting little battle brewing;
the good people of Washington state and Colorado voted to legalize
recreational marijuana for the over-21 crowd. Not sure how the feds
are going to handle that one but at least the people there have stood
up for themselves and said enough is enough. We'll watch the
confrontations over the coming months. If anything real interesting
happens, you'll be able to read all about it right here.